Dennis Brown The Promised Land 1977-79 Bob...

Bob Marley may be reggae's eternal international star, but in Jamaica he's eclipsed by Dennis Brown. That's because throughout Brown's three-decade long career, which began when he was a teenager and ended when he died in 1999 from respiratory failure, he put the tastes of his domestic audience first. Both Brown and Marley sang about ghetto tribulations, Rastafarian spirituality and love. But while Marley's music flirted with rock sounds and revolutionary stances, Brown relied more on hypnotic grooves and soulfully delivered romantic pleas. "The Promised Land 1977-79," which adds singles and dub versions to the already excellent LP "Joseph's Coat of Many Colours" captures Brown at the peak of his considerable powers.